Marian "Lady Tyger" Trimiar (born August 15, 1953) is an American former

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who competed between 1976 and 1985. Considered a pioneer in

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, she became one of the first women to be granted a professional boxing license from the

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. Trimiar began boxing training at 18 years old, after graduating from

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. She fought in exhibition matches before it became legal for women to fight in sanctioned bouts. She was one of the first women to apply for a boxing license in

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. In 1978, after a long lawsuit, Trimiar,

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, and Cathy "Cat" Davis were the first women to be issued a boxing license. In 1979, Trimiar won the women's world lightweight championship versus opponent Sue "KO" Carlson in

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. In 1987, she started a month-long

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to advocate for increased pay and better working conditions for professional female boxers. She was a vocal supporter of making the sport more accessible to women. In 2021, Trimiar was inducted into the

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Professional boxing record

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trimiar, Marian 1953 births World boxing champions Living people American women boxers Boxers from the Bronx Lightweight boxers World lightweight boxing champions Julia Richman Education Complex alumni International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees 21st-century American women 20th-century American sportswomen